The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
SOMETHING ABOUT HIGS
Tho Different Sorts There Arc, aud What
it Goats to Wear Them.

Tho Different Sorts There Are, aud What
It Goats to Wear Them.
There is a great deal more to wig than
appears to the untutored mind even OF a bald
man. There are ready-made and made-to-
order wigs OF almost as many shades and
styles as there are bald mon to wear them.
The prices vary from three-dollar cheap mat
OF hair to hide coming bald spot to beautiful
combinations that cost hundreds of dollars.
The first thing to be done in getting a wig Is to
decide how much you want to pay. An ordi-
nary plain welt wig. as 1t is called, costs SIS.
unless the bald-headed man wants gray one.
which will cost IS more. This wig will cover
bald head as well as q $50 ventilated wig with
gauze seams, but tho owner Of 1t would not
feel swell or look as pretty as he would with
a wig with all modern improvements.
After the plain welt wig comes the weft wig
with gauze seams. This wig costs IS more.
and II extra quality hair Of a fine looking gray
or other rare color Is wanted its value may be
Us high as $50. In q gauze scam wig the part
Ing OF the hair Is on gauze, and the wig is moro
deceptive. The gauze shows up white In tmi-
tation Of the natural scalp. 1t takes more art
to do this. and extra art costs money.
Ambitious bald heads may buy the welt wig
with hair net seam. This Is an improvement
still over the gauze seam and such improve
ments cost IS each-gray hair extra rates. Wig
manufacturers describe this as tho highest
perfection yet reached in the wigmaker's art,
for 1t Is impossible to distinguish 1t from
the habitual parting, and hence this wig pos
sesses the valuable desideratum OF combining
words in describing It. to show their knowledge
Of the antiquity and dignity Of concoalers Of
The ventilated wig. with the hair net seam Is
the top notch In wigs and costs from $35 up.
factnrers take great pride; A special crochet
needle has been invented for the making, Of
Wig With hair net seam, ventilation. and ali,
crate sized heads. and an ounce and a half for
Five measurements are to be made to- have a
wig good IT. and II the bald mans head is
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from the top Of the forehead, where the roots Of
an: sna tho f. fsss
measurement Is from tho remnants OF hair
t the hesd to ssI ssss tho 81
expanse Of badness. The tape line is then
70 be run from ear t9 Gar over tho forehead to
top Of the head to make sure Of the latitude Of
the ears. From temple to temple around the
rear forehead With all these full investisa-
tons must be made as to whether the persons
hair was straight or curly ,s 9SIoE where it
hs1 Ike s9ss hslr
shade and try ian srs snG ro eos
form. however among the best families OF
straiFht.haired VIZ the next Though the part
Some ald,hCadsd 9 people % with consciences
little exposed. thereby adding to the realistic
mighty host Of partially bald toupees are made.
The plain name for toupees Ii seal p wigs. 1t IL
that IN
can take advantage Of:
Cut pisse paper the size Of the bald surface tho
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parted soSr hh Nov sssur: the PLATTE with needle
i ss 4 ::y Ii: e;
Transmission by post
Instructions and check for payment are
safe things to send with the measurement.
The Eek bs9 $40 P the
will not fall 81 or be affected BY raising the hat
eosts
30. the gauze seam 81 extra. and the ven
tilated gauzs seam IS more re-. Gray toupeess
gauze or imitation hair net foundation, which
are considered In the manufacturers cata-
!ognes to 20 e.. The be- very acme OF perfection in
Ali these wigs and toupees are for men. For
women they cost moro, as q woman's wig takes
moro hair. and the price runs up to anything
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the same as men; and the directions printed
Women's wigs are in far greater varieties than
mems; Besides the full wig and the toupees
and half and quarter wigs. The false fronts
can be made so elaborate as to comb back on
the head and conceal partial badness.
The entertaining catalogue from which much
OF the information about wigs has been taken
contains an exhortation on tho value OF wigs
for medicinal purposes. Wigs are not only i'm
provers Of personal appearance. but tho best
safeguards from the insidious attacks of neu-
ralgia and catarrh i against which the hair is
colds in the head, and, though the catalogue
writer did not mention this, they are tho best
being much better than handkerchief or d
silk hat.
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